This article will assist family law practitioners in understanding Military Disability Retired Pay (“MDRP”) and Concurrent Retirement Disability Pay (“CDRP”) in a divorce, as the rules for division have changed based on a recent administrative ruling from the Department of Defense, and this may have significant consequences for your ...
Robert E. Blevans, CFLS
Most experienced family lawyers know that personality disorders have become a significant...
Robert E. Blevans, CFLS
Introduction – An Office Visit “I need some help – I’m lost in the woods,” exclaimed Sam...
Dawn Gray, CFLS
On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its historic rulings in the compa...
Dawn Gray, CFLS
When I look back on time served on the ACFLS board, Many years from now, I won’t remem...
Dawn Gray, CFLS
McClintock v. West (2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 540, 162 Cal.Rptr.3d 61. Holding: The trial co...
Jonathan G. Stein, JD
A Short History – Reform: Organizational changes were made to the State of California’s C...
Jonathan G. Stein, JD
I’m very excited to serve as Editor of the ACFLS Family Law Specialist for the 2014 term....
D. Thomas Woodruff, CFLS
Having completed a year as a family court judge, with no prior family law experience, I ta...
D. Thomas Woodruff, CFLS
Most family lawyers have done some limited scope representation, and we know that when it...
D. Thomas Woodruff, CFLS
When you’re doing a military divorce case and it comes time to deal with the military reti...
D. Thomas Woodruff, CFLS
This article focuses on the income approach to determining the marital standard of living...
D. Thomas Woodruff, CFLS
This year we all have experienced significant challenges and changes in our lives due to t...
D. Thomas Woodruff, CFLS
Define Reality, Provide Hope The original quote is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte: “Th...
Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret.
[The first part of this article dealt with the basics of Guard and Reserve military servic...
Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis Ret.
Doveryai, no proveryai: “Trust, but verify.” Ronald Reagan famously repeated this Russian...